Tire-shoe setter.



PATENTE!) APEL 4, lSOa Nm mm1.

H. THRELFALL, TIZZE SHE SETTER,

APPLIUATIOH FILED D SPECIFFLCEKGN forming part of Letter Application filed December 8,

To all whom t i12/(ty concern.-

Be it known that l', Ronin-:T THnnLFALL, of Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ot' ll/iassachusetts, have invented certain new and 'useful improvements in Tire-Shoe iet-- ters, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for setting in place on the rim of a wheel the outer shoe of a rubber tire, and is designed particularly to place outer shoes which surround the inner tubes of pneumatic tires and are provided with beads on` their side portions or edges which engage under the inwardly-directed flanges on the opposite sides of a wheel-rim, although it may be used to set in place complete tubes i having beads or projections of the kind indicated. y

The object of the invention is to provide a 'tool by which a tire or outer shoe may be set in place practically by a single continuous motion carried about the circumference oi the wheel, thus greatly shortening the time re quired to set the tire. At the present time pneumatic and cushion tires are placed by means of levers oi' which an end is placed between the edge of the tire and the ,vheel-rim Vte pry the `tire into engagement with theI flange of the rim; but nach @iam-re act oni; at one point at time and have tcbe moved and reinsertcd at other points successively in order to completely place the tire or shoe. iff ith these 'tools and this method oi' operation great deal of time is required to set a 'tire or ti re-shoe even j; those most Xpert, while with a novice the task is almost an endless one. A further objection besides the great amountof time required the use of these hithertolmown tools arises from the Yfact that in setting the outer shoe of a tire having an inner tube it frequently happens that the end ot one of these levers will pinch the inner tube against the wheel-rim and tear while the shoe is being placed, thus necessitati rfmoving the shoe again and ter repairi ,y the inner tube or inserting a new one performing the whole operation over again.

By my invention I have provided a tool. which in use is placed in engagement both with the rim of the wheel and tne bead ot' a Patent No. '7853, *11, dated Aprilfl, 1205.

1984. Serial No. 236,013.

tire-shoe and is provided with portions which raise the side or bead ot' Jhe tire and force it over the edge oi the rim and down into engagement beneath the inturned ilange and which after l'ieing once placed in position is adapted to he moved progressively about the periphery of the wheel, remaining continuously in engagement with the wheel and the tire and foreng the latter, into position as it is moved along, thus permitting the operation of placing the tire to be consummate-d by a single movement and greatly saving the time required Afor this operation. it is also incapable oi extendinginward far enough to pinch the inner tube, so that danger oi' tearing or punctnring the latter is wholly obviated.

Ot the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of a portion ot' a wheel-rim and an outer shoe, with the tool in position for placing the shoe. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation ot' the tool. Fig. represents a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the tool engagee with a wheel-rim.

Llhc same reference characters indicate the saine parts in all the figures.

rihc tool comprises body portion a, provided at one end with a handle which may be made by turning up at right angles an in` tegral portion ot the body, or it may be separate and detachably secured to the body. At one end the tool is proif'ided with a stud e, projeetino' substantially at right angles and adapt ed to ce extended over a iliange Z or' a wheelrim if. Preferably the stud will be provided with a roller j, having a groove for engage ment with the flange to reduce the friction. i

Near the stud c, but projecting from the opposite side oli' the body oi' the tool, is a stud ,7, which may have journaled upon it an antil'rictioirroller L, arranged. to engage the under surfzfice vf oi the side or edge oi a tire or tire-shoe j, having bead Zr. The upper surface of the roll /z which maybe termed conductoig is located so that when the tooi is in use adjacent the rim oi' a wheel it will be practically at the saine level as the flange (Z and will act to raise the side ot' the tire-shoe in the rear of the conductor to that ievel.

iollei n/ Delig' iii-:nfl with i'lie iini wi er i" l itin-n itoi use, and tlin '/tnd ely in eziid line., tlionvli :d'gjlillji' .enil'we o'l' tlie lil ticiillg in the saine nlm the nl. i or ieinge i stfintizxlly nexpe 'Vlie nnlnnei nl per-.- l. ieznflily understood fioin :an inn l. @ne said@ ol" ilie 'tn 'i ie nf'lleel-'iin with Lidl nemey "ing the linnen d oi' 'the i'iink7 tlm oiex Silit projecting' ovni the ilie tool in linen :Yet in position, etingg' lindertlie ng' tlie -ll web n, and erm e inner :nninee find ,er :ind

lnee in the 35 ioleeti noi'tionot the t'iie l Ylmi'nel' part mi' inn' tney tire to tlie levei nl: tlv" lizn'ine, .vliile von? end el tlie m'xn/ forcee it over into i finden between the .Y d' sind d'. The teol being g'z'nened iw 40 the nnnlle will ne ino-ved in n. direction to*- Wmd tin; rigllt1 :is :geen Vin lfig. l end pi'oggi'essmn nionnd tiie wheel it will pogl'essivelf; piel( np und ei'onnfd ina-umd 113m projo/ging edge ot the l, 'Eline the tire een be set l 45 by nlint is practically n single Qonliinnons niofelnent in innen nlnntei time sind linll),r :in @conn-e n nitnnni' :is is ilioenible oy the nie.,i.o le ,nir-.v in n to. lt will tlnis loe seen that ny the nu; i oil' my invention :i gz-ent saving ot" 5@ tint?l iii lie i-yliieinv ot' n, tire muy be eli'eeted,

nl?? tlm-t the inne;- willie is protected li'on inwd. ine! i' 'on inz'zfe without denim-ting l. lnveiitionl, llie finti fir, and n may be omitted, it' function lniimg` to lemen the il defined7 so tlxtit the 'tire JL A iii J movement in the opposite di- 6 5 may be feet l); i'eetion.

l. einin.w l. A tire-setterlmving a potion adapted to engi e with n wheel-rim, n portion niifnnged to engage and mise the inner edge oi n tive, n, portion 'foi' engaging; the sideI or the tire and nesniiii; the sinne between the wheel-rim, and n hand-engaging portion, n the gnnts being nxi'ang'ed to extend approximately parallel to the peripheiy et' the wheel li/lien the device is in operation, and lievingg their only Connection with the wheel nt the iirn tliei'eot'.

2. Atiie-settef eoni'pi'ising n, piojeetion e1'- i'nnged to engage tl'ie intnined edge ot' :i wheeli'ini, and poitione toi' engaging tne bend of a ti i'e to 'torce the rnine over and into engagement with the edge of the rim5 :ill the pnits of Seid Setter being located approximately in n line which is adrig. fl to extend ninnll ,Y El i0 the edge of the Pini 7lientlie device in in oneintion..

lianges of the i l.

3. i tive-setter having n projection nel ted to engzwe the flange o n wheel-rim and A tire-Setter having n ii'inengnging new tion adapted to remain in continuons engagen'lent with the lini olf n Wheel, und attire-edgetl'irning portion ndzinteffl to continnonni),vv engage the inner edge of n tive and to ie ndvnneed :dong the wherein-ini while netting n, tire, nil the )zivile ol'j sind Sette 'being' arrange-fl. to occupy ii position Substantially parallel to the i'i of the wheel when in use. n f

inning-gn, slizipe conforming to n, no; ,fion of peri hei-y of ziWlieel-iinl, ing 'ti-oni one Side tlieieo't tend over :nid enA gge the innm'lfiljwdi es llnnge of n wheel-inn, :in inclined :ix-in :nlneted to project obiiqnely over the edge et Jl 1rim and to engage the side olE :i tire to n i the Seine ovei1 sind into engg'zigelnont with 'the vint, 1nd n projection intermediate tlie livednznned projection :ind nf-izn extendin 'from onpoeite Side oit' the body portion linx/'ing bearingsnllziee in n pinne Substantially 'right angles to that of the beating-eni'lziee i the anni and adapted to engage the inner e( ol :t tire.

A tire-Setter eon'ipii ing bodf; portion liming s: inne conforming to e portion of tlie periphery o'lnivlieel-iinn :i pim'eetion(Y tend- 125 ing' from one Side tlieieo'l and nflzinted to w t f\' jend ovei' and engage the inWarniy-niieeted esem i l t ed to project obliquely over the edge of the rim and to engage the side of a tire to force the saine over and into engagement with the rim, a projection intermediate the Erst-named projection and arm extending from the opposite side of the body portion having a bearingsurface in a plane Substantially at right an-h gles to that of the bearing-surface of the arm and adapted to engage the inner edge ot' a tire` and rollers mounted on Said projections and arm.

7, A tire-setter.l comprising a body portion, an arm carried by said body portion and extending at an angle thereto, a projection carried by the arm adjacent its end for engaging the rim of a Wheel, a projection carried by the body portion also arranged to engage the wheel-rim, and a bearing-surface adapted to engage the surface of a tire adjacent the rim, said parts all heilig' arranged to occupy a position substantially parallel to the rim of the Wheel When in use. e

8. A tire-placer coniprisinga body portion, an arm carried bythe body portion extending at an angle thereto with its ends projecting on opposite Sides of the body portion, one ot' the ends being adapted to project over the rim of a wheel when the device is being need, a web joining the other end of the arm with the body portion, a projection having a bearing surface substantiallyin line with the said web, and a second projection on the other side ot the body portion arranged to extend over and engage a portion of the Wheel-rim.

9. A tire-placer having portinnearranged for simultaneous engagement with a wheelrim and a portion of a tire, and adapted to remain in continuons engagement 'therewith and to be moved progressively about the wheel-- rim, the tire-engaging portion being' constructed to 'force the tire over and into engagement with the rim, all the parte of the placer being' adapted to occupy a position beside the rim, and the only engagement of 'the placer with the wheei being at the rim when in use.

in testimoirv whereof have affixed my Signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT riHRELFAUJ.

fitnesses:

A. C. Harman, ARTHUR H. BRoWN.

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